Italian Serie B

Empoli vs Virtus Entella, 2020-21 Italian Serie B, Regular Season

· Italian Serie B
Empoli
  • 37': Nicolo Casale
FT
1 - 0
Virtus Entella

    About

    Empoli are hosting Virtus Entella at Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena, Empoli, Italy, starting on . The match is a part of the Italian Serie B.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Offside, Empoli. Nicolò Casale tries a through ball, but Nedim Bajrami is caught offside.
    • 2': Offside, Virtus Entella. Markus Pavic tries a through ball, but Alessandro Capello is caught offside.
    • 3': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Virtus Entella).
    • 3': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 4': Hand ball by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Matteo Luigi Brunori (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir with a through ball.
    • 8': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Empoli).
    • 8': Mauro Coppolaro (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 10': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Michele Pellizzer.
    • 12': Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
    • 13': Corner, Virtus Entella. Conceded by Simone Romagnoli.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Vlad Dragomir with a cross following a corner.
    • 15': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Empoli).
    • 15': Matteo Luigi Brunori (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ilias Koutsoupias (Virtus Entella).
    • 15': Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Virtus Entella).
    • 17': Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 18': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Markus Pavic.
    • 19': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 20': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Foul by Ilias Koutsoupias (Virtus Entella).
    • 22': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Paolucci.
    • 23': Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Giovanni Crociata (Empoli).
    • 24': Foul by Vlad Dragomir (Virtus Entella).
    • 24': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Samuele Ricci with a cross.
    • 27': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
    • 27': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 29': Offside, Virtus Entella. Vlad Dragomir tries a through ball, but Ilias Koutsoupias is caught offside.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 32': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabrizio Poli.
    • 33': Foul by Matteo Luigi Brunori (Virtus Entella).
    • 33': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leo Stulac.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leonardo Mancuso.
    • 36': Foul by Andrea Paolucci (Virtus Entella).
    • 36': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Foul by Ilias Koutsoupias (Virtus Entella).
    • 36': Ilias Koutsoupias (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Attempt saved. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefano Sabelli with a cross.
    • 37': Goal! Empoli 1, Virtus Entella 0. Nicolò Casale (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 40': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Davide Mazzocco replaces Ilias Koutsoupias because of an injury.
    • 43': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Markus Pavic.
    • 44': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabrizio Poli.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leo Stulac with a cross following a corner.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
    • 45': Daniele Borra (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Andrea La Mantia (Empoli).
    • 45'+2': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
    • 45'+2': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Empoli 1, Virtus Entella 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Empoli 1, Virtus Entella 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Davide Mazzocco with a headed pass.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Nedim Bajrami (Empoli) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
    • 47': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabrizio Poli.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrea La Mantia.
    • 48': Hand ball by Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella).
    • 48': Attempt missed. Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
    • 49': Andrea La Mantia (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Fabrizio Poli (Virtus Entella).
    • 51': Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
    • 53': Attempt missed. Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alessandro Capello.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Giovanni Crociata (Empoli) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross.
    • 55': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Fabrizio Poli.
    • 56': Foul by Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella).
    • 56': Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Foul by Markus Pavic (Virtus Entella).
    • 59': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 59': Markus Pavic (Virtus Entella) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Aleksa Terzic (Empoli) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 61': Alessandro Capello (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Nicolò Casale (Empoli).
    • 63': Andrea Schenetti (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Leo Stulac (Empoli).
    • 64': Foul by Davide Mazzocco (Virtus Entella).
    • 64': Samuele Ricci (Empoli) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Mauro Coppolaro.
    • 66': Offside, Virtus Entella. Andrea Paolucci tries a through ball, but Alessandro Capello is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Nedim Bajrami.
    • 68': Substitution, Empoli. Stefano Moreo replaces Andrea La Mantia.
    • 69': Substitution, Empoli. Szymon Zurkowski replaces Giovanni Crociata.
    • 70': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Davide Mazzocco.
    • 73': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Marco Brescianini replaces Andrea Paolucci.
    • 73': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Giuseppe De Luca replaces Alessandro Capello.
    • 73': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Filippo De Col replaces Mauro Coppolaro because of an injury.
    • 75': Foul by Simone Romagnoli (Empoli).
    • 75': Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Stefano Moreo (Empoli) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Samuele Ricci (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Szymon Zurkowski.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nicolò Casale.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Matteo Luigi Brunori (Virtus Entella) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 77': Substitution, Empoli. Ryder Matos replaces Nedim Bajrami.
    • 78': Foul by Giuseppe De Luca (Virtus Entella).
    • 78': Nicolò Casale (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Leonardo Mancuso (Empoli).
    • 80': Michele Pellizzer (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Marco Brescianini (Virtus Entella).
    • 81': Stefano Sabelli (Empoli) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli).
    • 82': Markus Pavic (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Leo Stulac (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryder Matos.
    • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Samuele Damiani replaces Leo Stulac.
    • 85': Substitution, Empoli. Marco Olivieri replaces Leonardo Mancuso.
    • 86': Substitution, Virtus Entella. Matteo Mancosu replaces Davide Mazzocco.
    • 87': Daniele Borra (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ryder Matos (Empoli).
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Olivieri.
    • 88': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Vlad Dragomir.
    • 90': Offside, Empoli. Stefano Sabelli tries a through ball, but Ryder Matos is caught offside.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Ryder Matos (Empoli) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stefano Moreo.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Empoli. Conceded by Andrea Schenetti.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Szymon Zurkowski (Empoli) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aleksa Terzic with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Stefano Sabelli (Empoli).
    • 90'+4': Marco Brescianini (Virtus Entella) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Virtus Entella. Matteo Luigi Brunori tries a through ball, but Giuseppe De Luca is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Ryder Matos (Empoli) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 90'+6': Ryder Matos (Empoli) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Empoli 1, Virtus Entella 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Empoli 1, Virtus Entella 0.

    Statistics

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    17 Fouls 15
    2 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 2
    1 Corner Kicks 13
    7 Saves 1
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    5 SHOTS 26
    1 ON GOAL 8
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    304 Accurate Passes 330
    401 Passes 416
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 11
    9 Crosses 40
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    68 Long Balls 60
    32 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 8
    15 Effective Tackles 5
    21 Tackles 8
    0.7 Tackle % 0.6
    12 Interceptions 13
    29 Effective Clearances 6
    29 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: Italian Serie B

    Venue: Stadio Carlo Castellani – Computer Gross Arena
    Location: Empoli, Italy

    Italian Serie B Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Pisa 13 +14 30
    2 Sassuolo 13 +13 28
    3 Spezia 13 +11 27
    4 Cesena 13 +4 21
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    EMP Empoli (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alberto Brignoli (GK)
    16 Nicolo Casale
    6 Simone Romagnoli
    3 Aleksa Terzic
    21 Stefano Sabelli
    19 Andrea La Mantia
    5 Leo Stulac
    7 Leonardo Mancuso
    4 Giovanni Crociata
    28 Samuele Ricci
    11 Nedim Bajrami
    Empoli Substitutes:
    Ryder Matos, Fabiano Parisi, Andrea Cambiaso, Nicolas Haas, Szymon Zurkowski, Marco Olivieri, Dimitris Nikolaou, Stefano Moreo, Roberto Pirrello, Jacopo Furlan, Riccardo Fiamozzi, Samuele Damiani.

    ENT Virtus Entella (4-3-1-2)

    No. Name
    24 Daniele Borra (GK)
    15 Michele Pellizzer
    13 Fabrizio Poli
    95 Markus Pavic Yellow Card
    21 Mauro Coppolaro
    11 Alessandro Capello
    23 Andrea Paolucci
    99 Andrea Schenetti
    4 Vlad Dragomir
    80 Ilias Koutsoupias Yellow Card
    19 Matteo Brunori Sandri
    Virtus Entella Substitutes:
    Marco Brescianini, Gabriel Cleur, Andrea Paroni, Leonardo Morosini, Matteo Mancosu, Filippo De Col, Marco Chiosa, Giuseppe De Luca, Alejandro Rodriguez, Davide Mazzoco, Andrea Marcucci, Cassio Cardoselli.

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